Meet the TWD team

Bernard Oster
Name: Bernard Oster FCCA
Title: Managing Director

Likes: My Grandchildren
Dislikes: Moaners
Movie Star who would play me: John Cleese

Bio:
Bernard qualified in 1975 and has a vast knowledge of the accountancy industry having been in public practice partnership for almost 20 years prior to forming the tax group of companies. His ambition is to be around for many years in good health providing affordable quality tax and accountancy services and to treat his staff to their regular Friday supply of sweets & biscuits.

Mike Parkes
Name: Mike Parkes ATT
Title: Director

Likes: Real Ale and warm pubs
Dislikes: Fruit cake and coffee
Movie Star who would play me: Bruce Willis

Bio:
Mike started life in TWD as a tax senior back in 1997, through out this time he has had several roles. His current role mainly focus's on the marketing of TWD Accountants and the implementation of their online bookkeeping system known as TWDonline.

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Christine Fairbrother
Name: Christine Fairbrother ATT
Title: Director

Likes: Ice hockey and going on summer holidays
Dislikes: People with no manners and rainy days
Movie Star who would play me: Julie Walters

Bio:
Christine is the Manager of TWD Tax Services Ltd & TWD Accountants. She joined us as manager in April 2004 having previously escaped H M Revenue & Customs in 1997 to expand her tax knowledge in a local practice and now bringing her expertise here.

Jo Jones
Name: Joanne Jones
Title: Assistant Manager

Likes: Baileys, Paranormal Investigating, Making greetings cards, singing and all things spiritual.
Dislikes: Not being allowed to eat copious amounts of chocolate, smoking
Movie Star who would play me: Nigella Lawson

Bio:
Joanne left school in 1982 and joined the Inland Revenue leaving in 1989 to join an accountancy practice. She moved up north in 1992, and continued to work as a Tax Senior for several practices. She joined TWD in 2004 as an Accounts Drafter and is now an Accounts Senior and Supervisor for TWD Accountants.
Joanne is married but has no children and has no desire to have any!

Ben Tayo
Name: Ben Tayo
Title: Tax Senior

Likes: Freebies, cars, sport and slapstick comedy
Dislikes: Going to the dentist.
Movie Star who would play me: Eddie Murphy

Bio:
Started working at TWD Tax Services in 1996 following a stint of employments with local firms of accountants and a 10 year stretch with HMRC. Ben deals with all areas of tax on a day to day basis and is the office specialist on all seafarer matters.

Emma Burrows
Name: Emma Burrows
Title: Tax Senior

Likes: Nights in or out with family and good friends, receiving presents, reality tv.
Dislikes: Bad manners, hangovers, losing at anything
Movie Star who would play me: Toni Collette

Bio:
Worked in tax since 2000, joined TWD Accountants in October 2008 before moving to TWD Tax Services Ltd in April 2009 for a more challenging role. Emma deals with most areas of tax and now deals with the majority of the HMRC enquiries and compliance reviews that come into the department as well as dealing with tax returns on a day to day basis.

Sarah Bryan
Name: Sarah Auluck
Title: Sales Manager

Likes: Birthday Presents
Dislikes: Cold weather and cold feet, and cats pooing on my front garden
Movie Star who would play me: Orville the Duck

Bio:
Left college in 1998 and worked as a nurse for a year and loved the people aspect of her job. In 1999 she started as a telesales executive for the Guardian Media Group and worked her way up to Senior Field sales Executive for 10 Years. In January 2010 Sarah joined TWD Accountants as Sales Manager where she has implemented a sales structure and is enjoying her challenging new role.

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James Pickford
Name: James Pickford
Title: Marketing Co-Ordinator

Likes: Off piste snowboarding
Dislikes: Jamie Oliver, Arsene Wenger and the Trafford Centre.
Movie Star who would play me: Paul Newman

Bio:
James graduated in Marketing Management from Manchester University in 2006 and has pursued his ambition and enthusiasm for marketing. The self proclaimed social media aficionado is a keen footballer and an avid musician.

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Our other members of staff include

Claire Adamson
Claire is the Senior Administrator for TWD Accountants and is one of our longest serving members of staff - she started April 1994 when we first began. Claire was our first administrator! Her ambition is for her family to be healthy and happy.

Louise Purkhardt
Louise started working for HMRC in 1991 and worked there for 11 years. Then went to work in a private practice for 4 years before coming to TWD in 2006. Louise likes Fridays and wine tasting. Louises' ambition is to win the lottery.

Joan Plimmer
Worked for HMRC from 1988 to 2007 with a 3 year gap in the middle for the kids, then joined TWD. Joan likes Stockport County and drinking cider.